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Definition of Dewey decimal classification

1. Noun. A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewey Decimal Classification

Literary usage of Dewey decimal classification

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Plan of Organization for Small Libraries: Methods of Work, Lists of by Minnie Franklin (Clarke) Budlong, North Dakota State Library Commission (1910)
"dewey decimal classification. The decimal classification arranged by Melvil Dewey and published by the library bureau in 1899 is the second great tool of ..."

2. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1916)
"Sec also BUSINESS HOUSES, DEPOSIT STATIONS IN dewey decimal classification Adapting the classification to the needs of school work. Esther M. Davis. Pub. ..."

3. The Business Library by Louise Beerstecher Krause (1921)
"No subject classification is perfect and the dewey decimal classification will not fit all business libraries equally well, but its elasticity of form and ..."

4. A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People by Thomas Wren, Lewis Publishing Company (1904)
"The library is classified according to the dewey decimal classification System. EXPERIMENT STATION FARM. ..."

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